Spider Themed

How To Writing
activities
Common Core Aligned

Created by:
Thrills and frills
in first
Spider How-To Writing
Lesson
Craft # one materials:
- 4four popsicle sticks per student
- white paint
-white yarn
- plastic spider rings
-glue

Craft # 1one directions

- Step one: glue four popsicle sticks in a star shaped
pattern
- step two: paint popsicle sticks white and allow time to
dry
- step three: Wind yarn around each popsicle stick, moving
from one popsicle stick to the one next to it and continue
around until you have made about five web strands.
- step four: attached a plastic spider ring to your web.

Explain to students that how-to writing provides steps and

directions regarding how to complete a task. Tell students
that you are going to create a craft together. Their job
is to try and remember the steps so they can write a
how-to piece based on their activity.

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Craft # two materials:
- tootsie roll lollipop
-black pipe cleaners
- googly eyes
-glue

Craft # two directions

- Step one: grab a lollipop.
- step two: wrap four black pipe cleaners around the
lollipop stick.
- step three: bend all eight ends of the pipe cleaners so
that they resemble spider legs.
- step four: glue on googly eyes to the spider.

After students have completed the craft, provide them with

how-to writing paper and allow students to illustrate and
write directions for creating their spider craft. When
how-to is completed have students write their final copy
on the spider lined paper.

* this pack includes:

: craft directions
: how-to make a spider web writing paper (scaffold)
: how-to make a spider web writing paper
: how-to make a spider (scaffold)
: how to make a spider
: final copy how-to make a spider web lined paper
: final copy how-to make a spider lined paper

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How To Make A Spider web

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How To Make A Spider

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How To Make A Spider

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How To Make A Spider

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